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The building located at 13-15-17 rue Champollion, in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, dates from the 3rd quarter of the 17th century (1666-1670). It is a vestige of a campaign to build rental ensembles led by the Maison et Société de Sorbonne, an emblematic institution linked to the University of Paris. The building, designed by architect Jacques Curadelle, consists of three floors and one floor of attic. Its facade on courtyard, remodeled in the 18th and 19th centuries, contrasts with preserved interior elements, such as the stairwell, which retains original provisions: wrought iron ramp, wooden balustrade, sneeze vantals, as well as typical steps and tomettes from the mid-17th century.

The gate on street, including its vantals, was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 3 February 1962. Wider protection was granted on 19 June 2000, covering the facades (on the street and on the courtyard), the cross-sections with their sills and cross-sections, the doors of the corridors, the entire stairwell, and the check-pass. These elements demonstrate the architectural and historical importance of the site, linked to the urbanisation of Paris under the Ancien Régime and the influence of the Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter.

The building illustrates the constructive practices of the 17th century, where rental packages intended for a student or bourgeois population multiplied near university centres. The preservation of details such as the wrought iron ramp or tommets offers an overview of the craft techniques of the time. Although the exact location is considered "passable" (note 5/10), the official address recorded in the Merimée base confirms its anchoring in the historical district of Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the intellectual heart of Paris since the Middle Ages.

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